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The Ordinary vs Luna Nectar

The Ordinary and Luna Nectar are Canadian skincare brands founded in 2016 and 2017, respectively. The Ordinary offers serums, moisturizers, cleansers, toners, and more, built around hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane, while Luna Nectar is cherished for its nutrient-rich serums and meticulously blended formulas. The first brand fits dry skin and dry sensitive skin best, with specific solutions for acne-prone, dark spot, and mature skin, whereas the second brand suits sensitive, dry, and mature skin best. Both brands differ through their distinct product types and targeted treatments, leaving the complexion balanced, calm, and deeply nourished.

The Ordinary is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2016 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. since 2021.

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Luna Nectar is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2017 and owned by Luna Nectar Organics Inc..

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This page compares some of the most popular The Ordinary and Luna Nectar products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Questions and answers

The Ordinary or Luna Nectar: which is better?

The products on this page from The Ordinary offer a much wider variety of options with High or Superior Lovi fit levels across skin types, whereas Luna Nectar features only a single serum with High or Average fit levels. Niacinamide helps reduce skin pigmentation, and hyaluronic acid helps improve skin quality and hydration.

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What is the difference between The Ordinary and Luna Nectar?

The Ordinary offers a large range of affordable products on this page that Lovi rates best for dry skin, dry sensitive skin, and skin with dark spots, whereas Luna Nectar features a single serum called Futurize. Both Canadian brands formulate without fragrance in the products on this page.

Which is more affordable, The Ordinary or Luna Nectar?

The products on this page by The Ordinary are noted by reviewers as affordable and great value serums, while Luna Nectar does not have affordability mentioned in its reviews.

Which causes fewer breakouts, The Ordinary or Luna Nectar?

The products on this page from The Ordinary include options with a High fit level for acne-prone skin, while Luna Nectar features a serum with an Average fit for acne-prone skin.

When was The Ordinary founded compared to Luna Nectar?

The Ordinary was founded in 2016 in Canada, while Luna Nectar was founded a year later in 2017, also in Canada.

Which brand offers more products on this comparison page?

The Ordinary offers significantly more products on the products on this page compared to Luna Nectar.

How many products from The Ordinary list fragrance in their ingredients?

Zero products on the products on this page list fragrance in their ingredients.

Research behind their key ingredients

Behind this comparison

Lovi compares products by their fit scores, calculated from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.

How does it fit your skin?

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